Surf Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Surf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 317 | 1:26,996 | 3,934 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Surf (136) may also be a first name.
Surf Demographics
Average Male Surf Height
173.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Surf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Surf (Arabic: سارف, Russian: Сурф) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Surf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 775,315th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Surf are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Surf is also the 794,286th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 136 people.
This surname is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 26,996. In Israel Surf is primarily found in: Central District, where 33 percent live, Southern District, where 29 percent live and Northern District, where 14 percent live. Beside Israel it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 7 percent live and Cuba, where 3 percent live.
Surf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Surf has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Surf surname expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saurf | 89 | 4 | / |
| Shurf | 89 | 4 | / |
| Surfs | 89 | 3 | / |
| Surff | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ssurf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Surft | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schurf | 80 | 30 | / |
| Shurfs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shurff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sorf | 75 | 267 | / |
| Surv | 75 | 65 | / |
| Surb | 75 | 53 | / |
| Jurf | 75 | 23 | / |
| Zurf | 75 | 18 | / |
| Curf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schurpf | 73 | 34 | / |
| Schurff | 73 | 10 | / |
| Schuerf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saurv | 67 | 87 | / |
| Shorf | 67 | 59 | / |
| Shurb | 67 | 52 | / |
| Sourb | 67 | 46 | / |
| Shirf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Szorf | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sourv | 67 | 13 | / |
| Schuerpf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shurv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Surph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Surbh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saurb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schuerff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xurff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Churf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Survh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Survs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zurfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sujrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zurfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jurfe | 67 | 0 | / |
Surf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surf in the Russian language | ||
| Сурф | surf | - |
| Surf in the Arabic language | ||
| سارف | sarf | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Surf
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